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28 March

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Taps Textron for Non-Towed Mine Countermeasure Technology

The US Office of Naval Research has contracted Textron to develop a non-towed mine sweeping payload technology.

28 March

Exercises

Russian navy boat launches an anti-ship missile test in the Peter The Great Gulf in the Sea of Japan

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Says Fired Anti-Ship Missiles at Mock Target in Sea of Japan

Russia's defense ministry said that its navy had fired test anti-ship missiles at mock targets in the Sea of Japan during military exercises.

28 March

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Kim Calls for Ramping up N.Korea’s ‘Weapon-Grade Nuclear Material’

Kim Jong Un called for North Korea to expand production of "weapon-grade nuclear materials," state media said.

28 March

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Swedish Military Bans Chinese-Owned TikTok on Work Phones

Sweden's military says it was banning staff members from using Chinese-owned TikTok on work devices due to security concerns.

27 March

Africa

A soldier from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) stands guard on a hill overlooking a United Nations tank position near the village of Kibumba I, around 20km from the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's restive North Kivu province on July 11, 2012.

Staff Writer With AFP

A Dozen Villagers Hacked to Death in West DR Congo

Fourteen people have been killed in western Democratic Republic of Congo, including 12 villagers hacked to death with machetes, a local official said.

27 March

Asia Pacific

Taliban security forces block a road after a suicide blast near Afghanistan’s foreign ministry at the Zanbaq Square in Kabul on January 11, 2023

Staff Writer With AFP

Six Killed in Suicide Blast in Afghan Capital

A suicide attack near Afghanistan's foreign ministry killed six civilians and wounded several others, the interior ministry said.

27 March

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukraine Receives German Leopard, British Challenger Tanks

Germany and Britain have delivered Western heavy tanks to Ukraine, providing a key infusion of armored firepower that will aid Kyiv's battle against Russia.

27 March

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Awards Northrop $50M E-2D Hawkeye Capability Support Contract

The US Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a $50 million E-2D Hawkeye early warning aircraft engineering and product support services contract.

27 March

Asia Pacific

Inder Singh Bisht

India Procures Indigenous Electronic Warfare Systems for $364M

The Indian Ministry of Defence has awarded Bharat Electronics Limited a $364-million contract to deliver two integrated Electronic Warfare Systems to the Indian Army.

27 March

Technology